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Banned shortly after its publication in 1907, the Russian novel ""Sanin"" scandalized readers with the sexual exploits of its eponymous hero. This book offers an analysis of the scandal's coverage in the provincial press and the reactions of young people who appealed to their peers to resist the novel's nihilistic message.

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With meticulous scholarship and reasoned arguments, Otto Boele crafts a compelling tale about the realities, the legend, and the memory of a celebrated cultural moment in Russian life under the tsars. - Richard Stites, author of Russian Popular Culture: Entertainment and Society since 1900 ""An original, stimulating, and needed book, based on a rich array of archival and published sources. Situating his work at the nexus of regulation, poetics, rumor, and literary history, Boele carefully examines an important work of literature and its impact on the cultural mythology of its age."" - Eric Naiman, author of Sex in Public: The Incarnation of Early Soviet Ideology ""An admirable blend of history and literature, showing how the two complement each other."" - Louise McReynolds, author of Russia at Play: Leisure Activities at the End of the Tsarist Era

Erotic Nihilism in Late Imperial Russia The Case of Mikhail Artsybashevs Sanin

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      Publisher: MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
      Publication Date: 11/30/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780299232740, 978-0299232740
      ISBN10: 0299232743
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      Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Banned shortly after its publication in 1907, the Russian novel ""Sanin"" scandalized readers with the sexual exploits of its eponymous hero. This book offers an analysis of the scandal's coverage in the provincial press and the reactions of young people who appealed to their peers to resist the novel's nihilistic message.

      Trade Review
      With meticulous scholarship and reasoned arguments, Otto Boele crafts a compelling tale about the realities, the legend, and the memory of a celebrated cultural moment in Russian life under the tsars. - Richard Stites, author of Russian Popular Culture: Entertainment and Society since 1900 ""An original, stimulating, and needed book, based on a rich array of archival and published sources. Situating his work at the nexus of regulation, poetics, rumor, and literary history, Boele carefully examines an important work of literature and its impact on the cultural mythology of its age."" - Eric Naiman, author of Sex in Public: The Incarnation of Early Soviet Ideology ""An admirable blend of history and literature, showing how the two complement each other."" - Louise McReynolds, author of Russia at Play: Leisure Activities at the End of the Tsarist Era

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